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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 11h

"Israel expects us to feel grateful for obtaining our basic rights to life and liberty — as if they were favors, not ordinary human rights."

I Have Hope for This Ceasefire, But It Can’t Undo Two Years of Genocide

U.S. President Donald Trump said the ceasefire deal marked “a wonderful day for everybody.” Why did it take two years to arrive?

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 11h

Diane Keaton had a long collaboration with Woody Allen in such films as “Sleeper,” “Love and Death,” “Manhattan” and “Annie Hall,” for which she won an Oscar.

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Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of ‘Annie Hall’ and ‘The Godfather,’ dies at 79

Diane Keaton had a long collaboration with Woody Allen in such films as "Sleeper," "Love and Death," "Manhattan" and "Annie Hall," for which she won an Oscar. She was nominated for three other Academy Awards for "Reds," "Marvin's Room" and "Something's Gotta Give."

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Alaska Public Media @alaskapublic.org · 11h

Forecasters say a powerful storm, potentially historic in strength, is expected to slam into the Y-K Delta overnight and then race up the coastline, bringing destructive winds and surging seas.

Alaskans across hundreds of miles of coastline are bracing for impact.

Alaskans along hundreds of miles of coastline brace for massive storm

Forecasters say the powerful storm, potentially historic in strength, is expected to slam into the Y-K Delta early Sunday and then race up the coastline, bringing destructive winds and surging seas.

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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 11h

How do we prepare students for democracy when teachers must self-censor?

Inside Voices: When you can’t discuss censorship at a censorship conference

How do we prepare students for democracy when teachers must self-censor?

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 13h

For more of our reporting on the FDA’s gamble on American drugs, see our “Rx Roulette” series here: www.propublica.org/series/rx-ro...

Rx Roulette

The agency charged with ensuring the safety of the country’s drug supply has for years allowed risky drugs into your medicine cabinet.

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Louis Samuel @louissamuel.bsky.social · 17h

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Luigi Mangione's lawyers seek dismissal of federal charges in assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO

Lawyers for Luigi Mangione say a New York federal judge should dismiss criminal charges, including a death-eligible count, from a federal indictment brought against him in the December assassination o...

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Louis Samuel @louissamuel.bsky.social · 3d

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UK universities offered to monitor students’ social media for arms firms, emails show

Loughborough, Heriot-Watt and Glasgow corresponded with companies concerned about campus protests

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The Verge @theverge.com · 3d

Trump’s vague and confusing immigration policies are the point

Legal experts are bewildered by what that”anti-American ideologies” are.

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 3d

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday that furloughed federal workers "should be" paid back once the U.S. government reopens.

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Louis Samuel @louissamuel.bsky.social · 4d

www.cbc.ca/9.6929790
OMG sooooo much BS. 🤦🏾
#politics

Carney leaves White House after Trump offers compliments, says Canada and U.S. have 'natural conflicts' | CBC

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Louis Samuel @louissamuel.bsky.social · 5d

Books Are For Everyone: A Banned Books Week Reading List | HaymarketBooks.org - www.haymarketbooks.org/blogs/494-bo...
#BannedBooks #BannedBooksWeek

Haymarket Books

Haymarket Books is a radical, independent, nonprofit book publisher based in Chicago.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 6d

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Spain culls cattle to contain first outbreak of lumpy skin disease

Spain has confirmed its first outbreak of the highly contagious lumpy skin disease on a cattle farm in the northeastern region of Catalonia and will carry out culls to prevent its spread, Spanish and Catalan authorities said over the weekend.

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Get Poked @niceneedles.bsky.social · 8d

LIVE October 2nd
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October 2 | Getting Poked by Laura

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Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags

Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

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Dr. bird (She/they/Dr.)🐦‍⬛ @bbiiirdbphd.bsky.social · 8d

Hi, my rent is paid for another month while I continue building myself across the Internet and looking for mutual aid, grants, and remote work that allows me to continue shit talking fascism full-time. Please help by supporting my work (The Context, etc.): www.gofundme.com/f/dr-bird-go...

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‍‍Hi, general anti-fascist Internet community. The neo-nazis … Dr bird Bowen needs your support for Dr. bird Got Fired for Calling Out nazi sympathizing. Help!

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Tallgirl6234 @tallgirl6234.bsky.social · 8d

And this is why Trump shut down the government. Gotta make sure Shore the one percent make their money while we suffer.

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Louis Samuel @louissamuel.bsky.social · 8d

Defected Radio Show Hosted by Monki 03.10.25 by Defected Records - soundcloud.com/defectedreco...
#TGIF #HouseMusic #Reset

Defected Radio Show Hosted by Monki 03.10.25

1. O’Flynn - Fara [Glitterbox Recordings] 00:00 2. Edd - Dancing Together [Forever Days] 05:30 3. Khalid - In Plain Sight (HoneyLuv Remix) [RCA Records] 10:30 4. Gorge - Move [8Bit records] 14:15 5. P

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Louis Samuel @louissamuel.bsky.social · 8d

How Many Palestinian Lives Would It Take To Equal One Western Life? And Other Notes | Patreon - www.patreon.com/posts/how-ma...
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How Many Palestinian Lives Would It Take To Equal One Western Life? And Other Notes | Caitlin Johnstone

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Get Poked @niceneedles.bsky.social · 11d

Weekly Wednesday LIVE today 1-3pm EST.

PATREON & TIKTOK

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 13d

Exclusive: Zohran Mamdani reacts to Eric Adams dropping out of the New York mayoral race. "I think it's very much the same race," he says, criticizing attempts by President Trump and other outsiders to affect the election.
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/9/28/zohran_mamdani_eric_adams_nyc_mayoral

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Al Quds News Network @alqudsnewsnet.bsky.social · 13d

Instead of schools and play, children’s reality today in #Gaza is scavenging through garbage to survive… a life full of uncertainty and suffering.

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Louis Samuel @louissamuel.bsky.social · 15d

UN identifies 158 firms linked to illegal Israeli settlements in occupied West Bank - TRT World - www.trtworld.com/article/a153...
#Palestine #genocide #Gaza #israel

TRT World - UN identifies 158 firms linked to illegal Israeli settlements in occupied West Bank

The United Nations call on companies to "take appropriate action to address the adverse human rights impacts" of their activities.

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Louis Samuel @louissamuel.bsky.social · 15d

Netanyahu tells UN that Israel ‘must finish the job’ in Gaza after dozens of delegates walk out in protest - Middle East crisis live - www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
#Gaza #genocide #israel #UN

Netanyahu tells UN that Israel ‘must finish the job’ in Gaza after dozens of delegates walk out in protest - Middle East crisis live

Israeli PM rebuked Western nations for embracing Palestinian statehood after scores of delegates left the hall in protest

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Louis Samuel @louissamuel.bsky.social · 16d

Getting Poked by Laura goes live | Patreon - www.patreon.com/NiceNeedles/...
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Louis Samuel @louissamuel.bsky.social · 16d

Trump officials rally global leaders for restrictions on asylum seekers | United Nations News | Al Jazeera - www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/...

Trump officials rally global leaders for restrictions on asylum seekers

At the UN, a representative from the US State Department has called on other countries to tighten their asylum systems.

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